* Exported from MasterCook *

                   Crab Cakes

Recipe By     : Debby
Serving Size  : 0     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Casseroles                      Fish and other Seafood

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  3        tablespoons  butter
     1/3           cup  red bell pepper -- diced
     1/3           cup  celery -- diced
     1/3           cup  onion -- diced
  1             medium  egg -- 2
  2        Tablespoons  parsley -- minced
  2          teaspoons  worcestershire sauce
  2          teaspoons  lemon juice
  2          teaspoons  Old Bay Seafood seasoning
  1           teaspoon  dry mustard
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
     1/2      teaspoon  cayene
  1                cup  panko crumbs -- divided
     1/4           cup  scallion -- minced
     1/4           cup  mayonnaise
  1              pound  lump crabmeat

Saute holy trinity, red pepper, celery, onion in the butter

Whisk together egg and  next 7 ingredients.  Combine with 1/2 - 3/4 cups
panko, scallion, and mayonnaise.  

Add crab meat and gently combine with wet hands.

Spread half of remaining panko crumbs on a cookie sheet lined with
parchment paper.  

Form each crabcake with a cookie cutter, pressing gently to flatten to
about 1" thick in a 2 1/2" ring.  Don't pack too tightly, but be firm so
cake will stay together.  Sprinkle tops with panko.

Chill for at least 1 hour; with so little binder, the cakes need this time
to hold together.

Fry cakes in 2 Tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat in a non-stick
pan.  Cook cakes in batches so the pan isn/t over crowded.  Fry until
golden brown, about 3-4 minutes per side.  Drain on paper towels.


Yield:  "10 cakes"
 
Note: This is equally good using fresh Maine shrimp.

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 1227 Calories; 91g Fat (65.9%
calories from fat); 91g Protein; 15g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 653mg
Cholesterol; 3391mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 11 1/2 Lean Meat;
2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 11 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.